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a Trial
NORWALK, CONN., MONDAY EVENING, APRIL B,:1899.H# PRICE TWO CENTS.
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Rev. Father Winters Will
Leave St. Joseph's
Parish.
HIS GOING REGRETTED.
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Will Be Succeeded by Rev.
Milford.
Father. Maher of
Easter was a sad day with the com­municants
of St. Joseph's parish in
South Norwalk when it became whisper­ed
about that Rev, Father Winters was
to leave and take up his life-work else­where.
In the morning Father Winters gave
notice to his. parishioners that he de­sired
a full attendance at the evening
service as he had a communication of
importance which he desired to make
.to them. The announcement caused a
larffe congregation to assemble in the
evening, and after delivering his ser­mon
Father Winters read a letter from
Bishop Tierney ordering him to Hart­ford.
After reading the Bishop's letter
Father Winters read his farewell ad­dress
to his congregation, and stated
that his successor would be Rev Father
Maher of Hartford who delivered a
lecture on the "Catacombs" in Music
Hall about a year ago.
Father Winters came to South Nor­walk
four years ago next fall, and
during his residence here erected the
handsome St. Joseph's church on South
Main street. He had just given out
the contract for the completion of the
.interior of the edifage and,, jyinounced
to his parishioners that he would leave
some $2300 in the bank towards paying
for the same.
During Father Winter's residence
\in South Norwalk he has made a host
of friends both within and without bis
church. He has endeared himself to
all, and his going away at this time
will make a vacancy which will be
hard to fill. ^ '
BUILDING DESTROYED,
South Norwalk Fire Department Called to Tay­lor
Avenue this Morning.
Box 21 at the corner of West street
and Taylor avenue was pulled by Sen­ator
John H. Ferris at about 8 o'clock
this morning for a fire m the wash
house of "Eddie" O'Conner on Taylor
avenue.
The department responded peomptly
but the building was destroyed before
the flames could be subdued. The loss
will amount to $100. Insured with J.
M. Layton.
Prior to leaving home this morning
O'Conner built a bonfire of leaves, and
it is thought that a spark set the wasb
house on fire.
Recent Deaths.
Charles H. Wheeler died at his home
on Orchard street, Saturday afternoon,
aged. 69 years, after a very short illness,
he being at his work in the Wheoler
Straw hat manufactory as late as Wed"
nesday, at which time he was taken ill
and assisted home. The deceased had
served tne town as selectman, and had
filled other offices of public trust. He
was a member of Our Brothers Lodge,
I. O. O. F. and Messrs. St. John Mer­rill,
Bradley S. Keith and Charles L.
Glover of the order will act as pall­bearers,
at the funeral which takes
place . to-morrow afternoon from his
late home, Rev. A. S. Kavanaugh offi­ciating.
His wife and two children,
ex-Mayor Arthur C. Wheeler and Mrs.
iC. W. Littell. survive him.
• s Bishop Tierney's Appointments.
< Bishop Tierney has made the follow­ing
appointments, for April and May:
"April 16, anniversary of the consecra­tion
of the cathedral; April 23, dedica­tion
of St. Michael's, New Haven, and
confirmation; May 7, re-opening of
church, and confirmation, Danbury;
May 13, confirmation, St. Patrick's
New Haven; May^4, confirmation, St.
John's, New Haven; -May II, confirma­tion,
St. Ann's, Hartford; May 21, con­firmation,
cathedral, Hartford; May 28,
confirmation, Rockville; June 4, confir­mation,
Taftville: June 11, confirma­tion,
Holy Angels'and St. Mary's, Mer-
.. ideu; May 13, confirmation, St. Joseph's
: and Sacred Tljart, New Britain, and
*May 25, confirmation, Our Lady of Mt.
Carmelan! St. Stanislaus, Meriden. ~
First Baptist Church.
The services at the First Baptist
church, yesterday, were attended by
large, ;md appreciative audiences. The
pulpit and platform' were tastefully
deco.aied with a profusion of cut
flowei-d. palms and lilies.
'l he choir rendered excellent music,
b )t,h morning and eveniug. Dr. Van
Loren was at his best, and discoursed
upou "The Resureciion aud the Future
State."
Died From His Wounds.
E. H. Mitchell, son of Robert F.
Mitchell, a contractor for the Winches
; ter Repeating Arms company, died at
the New Haven hospital Saturday
i morning from wounds in the abdomen
received by the accidental discharge of
a gun in the hands of a companion Fast
day afternoon.
His Life Was Saved. *
' Mr. J. E. Lilly, a prominent citizen
of Hannibal, Mo., lately had a wonder-
; ful deliverance from a frightful death.
'• In telling of it be says : •' I was taken
with Typhoid Fever, that ran into
j. Pneumonia. My lungs became hard-ipsp
ened. I was so weak I couldn't even
llff-sit up in bed. Nothing helped me. I
PP expected to soon die of Consumption,
. when I hear d of Dr. King's New Dis
jfe covery. One bottle gave great relief,
i continued to use it, and now am well
and strong; 1 can't say too much in its
'praise." This marvellous medicine is
the surest and quickest cure in the
; world for all Throat and Lung trouble.
Regular sizes 50 cents and $1.00. Trial
bottles free at John A. Riggs' Drug
Store, 11 MainSt.; every bottle guaran­teed.
John Frederick Bennett, one of the
oldest and best known dry goods mer­chants
in town, died at his home No.
13 Park street, Saturday, aged 78
years. He was a son of the late 'Eli'
a,nd Anah Bennett. His wife and one.
son survive him.
The deceased was a clerk in the dry
good business with his father for ft
long time on Main street and later in
partnership with him, and yet later
.conducted the1 business himself. iStill
lat6r he took into partnership Daniel
Nash and Edward Street, which firm
was afterward disolved and the business
again conducted by Mr. Bennett, until
about three years ago when he, to, re­tired.
His wife, Helen B. Curtis, a
daughter of the late Stiles Curtis, and
his son Frederick C. Bennett survives
him. The funeral will be attended
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from
his late home, Rev. T. K. Noble of­ficiating.
Hen Roost Robbed.
The hen roost of William ^.dams on
France street, was visited Saturday
night or early Sunday morning, by a
thief who stole a rooster and two pul­lets.
Th« thief gained an entrance by
rippibg off a couple of planks from the
rear of thes hennery. It was in evidence
that the party who appropriated* the
fowls wore a new pair of over-shoes the
impression from the soles of the same
being distinguishable about the hen­nery.
The chanticleer taken was a pet
one and greatly valued by its owner.
It is thought that the barking of a dog
frightened the thief away before he had
a further opportunity to despoil the
coop.
Going to Washington.
A party of South Norwalk public
school teachers, which will include
Prof. W. C. Foote, Miss MaryE. Smith,
Miss Susan Smith, Miss Agnes C. Bar­rett,
Miss Mary Woodman, Miss Ame­lia
Wilcox, Miss A. Eliza Baldwin and
Miss Jean G. Simpson, will start for
Washington to-'morrow, and return on
Saturday stopping at Philadelphit en
route.
Case Continued.
Daniel Rogers was arrested this
morning on a warrant sworn out by his
wife, who alleged ill treatment at his
hands. He was haled before the Town
Court and the Judge continued a fur­ther
hearing in the case for one month.
> Mr. Sanford Buys a Yacht.
Ex-commodore P. G. Sanford of the
Norwalk Yacht club has purchased the
cabin cat Shippan, built by Robbins at
Bridgeport last winter, for Arthur M.
B r a d l e y o f S t a m f o r d . \ f t :. '-;'ftft / '
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That Throbbing Headache
Would quickly leave you, if you used
Dr. King's New Life Pills. Thousands
of sufierers have proved their match­less
merit for Sick Nervous Head­aches.
They make pure blood and
strong nerves and build up youfrbealth.
Easy to take. T»y tnem. Only 25
cents. Money back if not cured. Sold
by John A. Riggs, Druggist, 11 Main
street.
FIRE III DARIEN, i . •
k Big Blaze Near Rowayton
Saturday Night, Fought'
by Volunteer Firemen. ^
BUILDING DESTROYED.
Boylston's Carriage Factory Saved by Hard
. Work of Residents.
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The South Norwalk Fish elub will
bold its first annual concert and ball
to-night. Smith's Union orchestra
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IT HE WHEEL CONTEST.?
The Positions of the Several Candidates Re-
KSS mains Unchanged To-day.
At abouiBPJO o'clock Saturday night
Mrs. Harry- Ackert discovered the
long building situated in the rear of
Boylston's baby carriage factory in
Rowayton on fire. •-
She gave the alarm and the neighbors
turned out in force, but were unable to
saVe the structure which was totally
destroyed. • '•
The building was" owned by Harry
Pepper of this city, who recently pur­chased
it of Selectman Thomes. The
up stairs portion was used as a dwell­ing
but no one was living in it at the
time of the fire. It is situated just over
the line in the town of Darien.
The down stairs part was used for
storage and Constable Ladrigan had
several carriages stored therein. These
were gotten out as was a horse and
carriage belonging to George Low, al­though
the latter lost his harness.
The fire is supposed to have been
caused by rats knawing some matches
stored in the lower part.
' As all efforts to save the building
were fruitless, the volunteer firemen
turned their attention to Boylston's
carriage factory which was in great
danger from the sparks, and by good
work with buckets managed to prevent
its taking fire. • ' ''• •• S,
Mr. and Mrs. Pepper desire to express
their thanks through the columns of
the-GAZETTE to the men wbo composed
the volunteer brigade and who by their
efforts prevented the destruction of the
Boyston factory.
An Unidentified Assault. - i'.
At 2 o'clock Saturday morning Supt.
Birmingham was aroused by a tele­phone
call from some, person unknown
to him, who stated that a wheelman
had been held up in Westport befor®
midnight. He told his informant to
notify Sergeant Redgate at the central
police station here, but this he did not
do. The story told.the superintendent
was that while riding in a westerly
direction the wheelman, whose name
Was not ascertained, had been inter­cepted
in a dark portion of the thor­oughfare,
assaulted, and his wheel
taken from him, as well as valuables
found on his per&on. Despite the fact
that the story savors of a ,4fake," the
superintendent stated that he believed
it to be true and expected to ascertain
the identity of the victim later. He
has-suspicions regarding the highway­man.—
Bridgeport Farmer. —_
Seed Oysters.
The seeding season among the oys­ter
men has begun aud from now on tl^e
growers will be busy shipping away
stock varying from th^ee to five years
old for transplanting on beds in other
waters. The season has opened some­what
earlier this year than before, but*
the growers are prepared to meet what­ever
call there will be, and there are
indications that the demand will be
great this year.
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Connecticut Pesionns.
Pensions granted to residents of Con­necticut
are: Original. Charles F. Shel"
den. New Britain, $12 additional, Sam­uel
M. Banning, Salem, $6 to $10; re­storation,
reissue and increase, Daniel
Sullivan, $4 to $10; original widows',
reissue. Mrs. Elizabeth Phaleo, New
Haven, $2.
Boat House Burned. ^
The boat house of the West End
Boat club of Bridgeport, was destroyed
by fire at an early houi this morning.
Several boats- and sails, rigging an4
other paraphernalia was destroyed. , , .
When Traveling \\ ^ ; , p
Whether on pleasure bent or business,
take on every trip a bottle of Syrup p?
Figs, as it acts most pleasantly* and ef­fectually
on the .kidneys, |jver and
bowels, preventing fevers, tjeadachep,
and other forms of sickness Foi'
in 50 cent bottles by all leading drug­gists.
Manufactured by tfye California
F i g S y r u p C o . o n l y . t
in the contest for the Rambler wheel,
the positions of tlje several candidates
remain unchanged. -
The ballot at noon to-day Was as fol­lows
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Lrving H. Reed, pioneer ,
J. J. Goodwin, Old Well -
J. "H. Magner, Hope Hose i
Smith Northrop, Phoenix
Elbert W. Clark, Putnam Hose
D.Hart Weeks,'Phoenix
Charles M. Smith, Pioneer,
Leo' Davis, Old Well —
Samuel McGowan, Putnam Hose
Geo. S. Grumman, Phoenix
F. W. Darmer, O Id j Well '
fl.vD. Cornell, Fire Police
L.;M. Smith, Mayflower *
D.jW. Harford, Old Well
Clj'ief F. M. Wheeler, E.N.F.D.
Patrick F. Slattery, Hope Hose,
E. V. Baker, Old Well - ,
Joseph Matheis'Pioneer
Harry Mitchell, Pioneer .
Fred Weiseit
Howard L. Lowndes, Old Well
Geo. F. Foote, Old Well •
John Yost, Putnam Hose
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Horace Johnson, the weather prophet
who resides at Middle Haddam, makes
this new prediction:
The disturbance forecasted February
20 to put in its appearance from the 9th
to the 13th of April will be a storm of
great force, and will be felt on the coast
of England and America. It will be a
destructive storm.
There will lie a slight disturbance from
the 2d to the 4th of April of little ac­count,
excepting it being precursory to
the general disturbance soon to follow.
Nature gives timely warning of all of
the great changes; mankind-should take
heed. _
Mr. and Mrs. Silas W. Brown of
Main street spent Saturday and Sun­dayiot
Bridgeport as guest of Mrs.
Andrew Les Oroi*.. <
EASTER SERVICES,
Congregations -
tended All of the
Churches.
At-
SPECIAL MUSIC;
The Several Churches Handsomely Deco-
: rated With Flowers. i
Notwithstanding the cold Easter
day large congregations were present
at the several churches in town at
both morning and evening services,
and the weather apparently had no
deterring effect on church goers al­though
bui few of the ladies appeared
in new Easter costumes.
At all of the churches special ser­mons
and music had been arranged for
the occasion whicn attracted large
congregations.
The decorations of the churches, al­though
confined almost exclusively to
the pulpit, were of an elaborate and
artistic character, several of the pul­pits
being literally wreathed in flowers
and palms.
The evening services were almost
entirely musical and drew large con­gregations
the same'as in the morning,
and at several of the churches large
and substantial Easter offerings were
made. 9
To-Night and To-morrow Nighty i
And each day and night duriBg this
week, you can get at any druggist's,
Kemp's Balsam for the Throat and
Lungs acknowledged to be the most
successful remedy ever sold for Coughs,
O^oup, Bronchitis, Asthma and Con­sumption.
Get a bottle to-day and
keep it always in the house, so you can
check your cold at once. Price 25c
and 50c. Sample bottle free.
—Advertise in THE GAZETTE.
IgfllgThe Equine Business Booming.
Messrs. Dann & Banks were in re­ceipt
of another carload of horses from
Ohio on Saturday, and theirs is a busy Q
mart in the sale of equines. Every '3.
animal disposed of by them is accom- •
panied by a guarantee on the part of
the seller, and if, perchance, fault
should be found, the price paid is in
readiness for return with the horse's
return. A Bridgeport party who pur­chased
a team of the firm for some- J;
thing like $350 on Saturday, returned
to-day, and has already made one other
purchase. But then he is but one of
the many who are taking advantage of |p
the bargains being offered by this firm,
whose square dealings entitles them' .
to a liberal trade.
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fill ^ Society Meetings.
Old Well Lodge, No. 108, F. & A.M.,
will meet to-morrow night. / ^
Court Mahackemo, F. of A.', will
meet to-morrow night.
Ponasus Council, No. 1,268, R. A.^''
will meet to-morrow night.
Concord Division, S. of T., will meet'
to-night.
Douglas Fowler Post, No. 48, will
meet to-night, and Buckingham Post,
No. 30, oi} Wednesday night. l ^
St. Johns Lodge, No. 6, F. & A. M., |§||
will meet next Thursday evening. f
Colfax Encampment, I.'O. O. F., will
meet to-night. r ' v
Palestine Castle. No. 2, A. O. K. of -j-v?
M. C., will meet in its hall on Wash- >•$
ington street, to-night. :
Our Brothers Lodge, I. O. O. F. will / 4
meet to-night.
' • The Weather. -
Fair to-night; increasing cloudiness
Tuesday.
A Frightful Blunder -
Will often cause a horrible Burn
Scald, Cut or Bruise. Bucklen's Arni­ca
Salve, the best in the world, will
kill the pain and promptly heal it.
Cures Old Sores. Fever Sores, Ulcers,
Boils, Felons, Corns, all Skin Erup­tions.
v Best Pile/cure on earth. Only
25 cts. a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold
by John A. Riggs, Druggist, 11 Main
street.
—Advertise in*THE GAZETTE. ^
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Fairfield County's Progressive Store.
New SprlngWf appers.
New Spring Coats,
Short and long for Babies, 98c. to $7.
Ladles' Petticoats.
An Elegant line. ^ •
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Eastei rnorning, according to the old German legend, the sun dances
with joy, all Nature seems to renew life, the little birds twitter mer­rier
and louder; the little blades of grass lift their heads and re­sume
their emerald tints, and the lithesome girl decks herself with
flowery bonnet and bright apparel, and all nature proclaims that
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Have you seen our elegant line of
lidies' petticoats ? All silk petticoats.
Mercerized silk skirts. Italian cloth
skirts. New silk skirts, 75c to $8.50.
Silk Waists.
A silk waist gives finish to a pretty
suit. We have a great variety,
$3 50 to $7.00
Our Opening of Tailor
Made Salts a Grand .
KviStSS Success. t
Everybody pleased that has seen out
display. No two alike. ( Sizes 12 years
to 18; 32 to 40. Pi ices '$7.50 to $40.00.
These garments are made as tailors
that are tailors know how to
there. ' , , ^
Blank serge suits
Mixed Scotch effects
Fine checks -ft
Venetian cloths
}?ine soft cassimere mixtures
liSlll
make
$io.do.
$10 00.
$15.00.
$16.00.
$20.00.
Pine camel's b^air
Fine broad cloth
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$1S.00 and $22.00.
$40.00.
Spring Jackets, ' ft
Covert jackets, $7.50 to $12.00.
Black cloth jackets $5.00 to $12.00.
Children's spring jackets$1.50to$5.00.
^ Spring Capes.
Silk capes $2.75 to $12.00.
Silk capes appliqued with mohair
braid $8.00 to $12.00.
Cloth capes $2.50 to $10.00.
Opening of Shirt Waists.
150 dozen to open with 50c to $2.00.
A grand display of vases and jardi-neres
for Easter flowers in the base­ment.
l/ Wash Goods.
Our selection is very good, so the
ladies that have seen them say.
Organdies, 15c and 25c.
Silk ginghams? 25c-
Scotch gingham?|||||||g^| 22c.
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Printed Swiss||
Printed piques,"
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40 different styles in ladies' white
skirts—98c to $5.00. V . • \ * * / , }
Easter Neckwear.
1 ft A gorgeous display of neckwear for
men,women and children is now on ex­hibition
at our store. The. daintiness
! and freshness of the colorings and de-sign
effect a beautiful picture. Many
j of the styles controlled .exclusively by
us.
j 1000 pure silk teck scarfs for men
' made in the best possible way, lined
bands, and felled ends, called by many
i a fifty cent scarf, your choice 25c
500 pure silk scarfs for ladies in pare
i white maize, nile red and pink at 25c,
» 50c, 756, 98c, $1.25. Extra good valueb.
Ladies' Gloves.
500 pairs of ladies' French kyl gloves
in suedes and glace; 4 buttons; 3 clasp,
4 hooks. Colors: brown, tans, modes,
pearls, greys and black. Per pair, $1.
Easter ribbons, Easter laces, Easter ,
jewelry, Easter* belts. ; ^Easter per.'
fumery, Easter stationery. • v
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Mr. Sanford Buys a Yacht.
Ex-commodore P. G. Sanford of the
Norwalk Yacht club has purchased the
cabin cat Shippan, built by Robbins at
Bridgeport last winter, for Arthur M.
B r a d l e y o f S t a m f o r d . \ f t :. '-;'ftft / '
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That Throbbing Headache
Would quickly leave you, if you used
Dr. King's New Life Pills. Thousands
of sufierers have proved their match­less
merit for Sick Nervous Head­aches.
They make pure blood and
strong nerves and build up youfrbealth.
Easy to take. T»y tnem. Only 25
cents. Money back if not cured. Sold
by John A. Riggs, Druggist, 11 Main
street.
FIRE III DARIEN, i . •
k Big Blaze Near Rowayton
Saturday Night, Fought'
by Volunteer Firemen. ^
BUILDING DESTROYED.
Boylston's Carriage Factory Saved by Hard
. Work of Residents.
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The South Norwalk Fish elub will
bold its first annual concert and ball
to-night. Smith's Union orchestra
will play. ^ v. " •<<
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IT HE WHEEL CONTEST.?
The Positions of the Several Candidates Re-
KSS mains Unchanged To-day.
At abouiBPJO o'clock Saturday night
Mrs. Harry- Ackert discovered the
long building situated in the rear of
Boylston's baby carriage factory in
Rowayton on fire. •-
She gave the alarm and the neighbors
turned out in force, but were unable to
saVe the structure which was totally
destroyed. • '•
The building was" owned by Harry
Pepper of this city, who recently pur­chased
it of Selectman Thomes. The
up stairs portion was used as a dwell­ing
but no one was living in it at the
time of the fire. It is situated just over
the line in the town of Darien.
The down stairs part was used for
storage and Constable Ladrigan had
several carriages stored therein. These
were gotten out as was a horse and
carriage belonging to George Low, al­though
the latter lost his harness.
The fire is supposed to have been
caused by rats knawing some matches
stored in the lower part.
' As all efforts to save the building
were fruitless, the volunteer firemen
turned their attention to Boylston's
carriage factory which was in great
danger from the sparks, and by good
work with buckets managed to prevent
its taking fire. • ' ''• •• S,
Mr. and Mrs. Pepper desire to express
their thanks through the columns of
the-GAZETTE to the men wbo composed
the volunteer brigade and who by their
efforts prevented the destruction of the
Boyston factory.
An Unidentified Assault. - i'.
At 2 o'clock Saturday morning Supt.
Birmingham was aroused by a tele­phone
call from some, person unknown
to him, who stated that a wheelman
had been held up in Westport befor®
midnight. He told his informant to
notify Sergeant Redgate at the central
police station here, but this he did not
do. The story told.the superintendent
was that while riding in a westerly
direction the wheelman, whose name
Was not ascertained, had been inter­cepted
in a dark portion of the thor­oughfare,
assaulted, and his wheel
taken from him, as well as valuables
found on his per&on. Despite the fact
that the story savors of a ,4fake," the
superintendent stated that he believed
it to be true and expected to ascertain
the identity of the victim later. He
has-suspicions regarding the highway­man.—
Bridgeport Farmer. —_
Seed Oysters.
The seeding season among the oys­ter
men has begun aud from now on tl^e
growers will be busy shipping away
stock varying from th^ee to five years
old for transplanting on beds in other
waters. The season has opened some­what
earlier this year than before, but*
the growers are prepared to meet what­ever
call there will be, and there are
indications that the demand will be
great this year.
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Connecticut Pesionns.
Pensions granted to residents of Con­necticut
are: Original. Charles F. Shel"
den. New Britain, $12 additional, Sam­uel
M. Banning, Salem, $6 to $10; re­storation,
reissue and increase, Daniel
Sullivan, $4 to $10; original widows',
reissue. Mrs. Elizabeth Phaleo, New
Haven, $2.
Boat House Burned. ^
The boat house of the West End
Boat club of Bridgeport, was destroyed
by fire at an early houi this morning.
Several boats- and sails, rigging an4
other paraphernalia was destroyed. , , .
When Traveling \\ ^ ; , p
Whether on pleasure bent or business,
take on every trip a bottle of Syrup p?
Figs, as it acts most pleasantly* and ef­fectually
on the .kidneys, |jver and
bowels, preventing fevers, tjeadachep,
and other forms of sickness Foi'
in 50 cent bottles by all leading drug­gists.
Manufactured by tfye California
F i g S y r u p C o . o n l y . t
in the contest for the Rambler wheel,
the positions of tlje several candidates
remain unchanged. -
The ballot at noon to-day Was as fol­lows
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Lrving H. Reed, pioneer ,
J. J. Goodwin, Old Well -
J. "H. Magner, Hope Hose i
Smith Northrop, Phoenix
Elbert W. Clark, Putnam Hose
D.Hart Weeks,'Phoenix
Charles M. Smith, Pioneer,
Leo' Davis, Old Well —
Samuel McGowan, Putnam Hose
Geo. S. Grumman, Phoenix
F. W. Darmer, O Id j Well '
fl.vD. Cornell, Fire Police
L.;M. Smith, Mayflower *
D.jW. Harford, Old Well
Clj'ief F. M. Wheeler, E.N.F.D.
Patrick F. Slattery, Hope Hose,
E. V. Baker, Old Well - ,
Joseph Matheis'Pioneer
Harry Mitchell, Pioneer .
Fred Weiseit
Howard L. Lowndes, Old Well
Geo. F. Foote, Old Well •
John Yost, Putnam Hose
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Horace Johnson, the weather prophet
who resides at Middle Haddam, makes
this new prediction:
The disturbance forecasted February
20 to put in its appearance from the 9th
to the 13th of April will be a storm of
great force, and will be felt on the coast
of England and America. It will be a
destructive storm.
There will lie a slight disturbance from
the 2d to the 4th of April of little ac­count,
excepting it being precursory to
the general disturbance soon to follow.
Nature gives timely warning of all of
the great changes; mankind-should take
heed. _
Mr. and Mrs. Silas W. Brown of
Main street spent Saturday and Sun­dayiot
Bridgeport as guest of Mrs.
Andrew Les Oroi*.. <
EASTER SERVICES,
Congregations -
tended All of the
Churches.
At-
SPECIAL MUSIC;
The Several Churches Handsomely Deco-
: rated With Flowers. i
Notwithstanding the cold Easter
day large congregations were present
at the several churches in town at
both morning and evening services,
and the weather apparently had no
deterring effect on church goers al­though
bui few of the ladies appeared
in new Easter costumes.
At all of the churches special ser­mons
and music had been arranged for
the occasion whicn attracted large
congregations.
The decorations of the churches, al­though
confined almost exclusively to
the pulpit, were of an elaborate and
artistic character, several of the pul­pits
being literally wreathed in flowers
and palms.
The evening services were almost
entirely musical and drew large con­gregations
the same'as in the morning,
and at several of the churches large
and substantial Easter offerings were
made. 9
To-Night and To-morrow Nighty i
And each day and night duriBg this
week, you can get at any druggist's,
Kemp's Balsam for the Throat and
Lungs acknowledged to be the most
successful remedy ever sold for Coughs,
O^oup, Bronchitis, Asthma and Con­sumption.
Get a bottle to-day and
keep it always in the house, so you can
check your cold at once. Price 25c
and 50c. Sample bottle free.
—Advertise in THE GAZETTE.
IgfllgThe Equine Business Booming.
Messrs. Dann & Banks were in re­ceipt
of another carload of horses from
Ohio on Saturday, and theirs is a busy Q
mart in the sale of equines. Every '3.
animal disposed of by them is accom- •
panied by a guarantee on the part of
the seller, and if, perchance, fault
should be found, the price paid is in
readiness for return with the horse's
return. A Bridgeport party who pur­chased
a team of the firm for some- J;
thing like $350 on Saturday, returned
to-day, and has already made one other
purchase. But then he is but one of
the many who are taking advantage of |p
the bargains being offered by this firm,
whose square dealings entitles them' .
to a liberal trade.
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fill ^ Society Meetings.
Old Well Lodge, No. 108, F. & A.M.,
will meet to-morrow night. / ^
Court Mahackemo, F. of A.', will
meet to-morrow night.
Ponasus Council, No. 1,268, R. A.^''
will meet to-morrow night.
Concord Division, S. of T., will meet'
to-night.
Douglas Fowler Post, No. 48, will
meet to-night, and Buckingham Post,
No. 30, oi} Wednesday night. l ^
St. Johns Lodge, No. 6, F. & A. M., |§||
will meet next Thursday evening. f
Colfax Encampment, I.'O. O. F., will
meet to-night. r ' v
Palestine Castle. No. 2, A. O. K. of -j-v?
M. C., will meet in its hall on Wash- >•$
ington street, to-night. :
Our Brothers Lodge, I. O. O. F. will / 4
meet to-night.
' • The Weather. -
Fair to-night; increasing cloudiness
Tuesday.
A Frightful Blunder -
Will often cause a horrible Burn
Scald, Cut or Bruise. Bucklen's Arni­ca
Salve, the best in the world, will
kill the pain and promptly heal it.
Cures Old Sores. Fever Sores, Ulcers,
Boils, Felons, Corns, all Skin Erup­tions.
v Best Pile/cure on earth. Only
25 cts. a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold
by John A. Riggs, Druggist, 11 Main
street.
—Advertise in*THE GAZETTE. ^
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Fairfield County's Progressive Store.
New SprlngWf appers.
New Spring Coats,
Short and long for Babies, 98c. to $7.
Ladles' Petticoats.
An Elegant line. ^ •
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Eastei rnorning, according to the old German legend, the sun dances
with joy, all Nature seems to renew life, the little birds twitter mer­rier
and louder; the little blades of grass lift their heads and re­sume
their emerald tints, and the lithesome girl decks herself with
flowery bonnet and bright apparel, and all nature proclaims that
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Have you seen our elegant line of
lidies' petticoats ? All silk petticoats.
Mercerized silk skirts. Italian cloth
skirts. New silk skirts, 75c to $8.50.
Silk Waists.
A silk waist gives finish to a pretty
suit. We have a great variety,
$3 50 to $7.00
Our Opening of Tailor
Made Salts a Grand .
KviStSS Success. t
Everybody pleased that has seen out
display. No two alike. ( Sizes 12 years
to 18; 32 to 40. Pi ices '$7.50 to $40.00.
These garments are made as tailors
that are tailors know how to
there. ' , , ^
Blank serge suits
Mixed Scotch effects
Fine checks -ft
Venetian cloths
}?ine soft cassimere mixtures
liSlll
make
$io.do.
$10 00.
$15.00.
$16.00.
$20.00.
Pine camel's b^air
Fine broad cloth
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$1S.00 and $22.00.
$40.00.
Spring Jackets, ' ft
Covert jackets, $7.50 to $12.00.
Black cloth jackets $5.00 to $12.00.
Children's spring jackets$1.50to$5.00.
^ Spring Capes.
Silk capes $2.75 to $12.00.
Silk capes appliqued with mohair
braid $8.00 to $12.00.
Cloth capes $2.50 to $10.00.
Opening of Shirt Waists.
150 dozen to open with 50c to $2.00.
A grand display of vases and jardi-neres
for Easter flowers in the base­ment.
l/ Wash Goods.
Our selection is very good, so the
ladies that have seen them say.
Organdies, 15c and 25c.
Silk ginghams? 25c-
Scotch gingham?|||||||g^| 22c.
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Printed Swiss||
Printed piques,"
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; ftMuslln Underwear.
40 different styles in ladies' white
skirts—98c to $5.00. V . • \ * * / , }
Easter Neckwear.
1 ft A gorgeous display of neckwear for
men,women and children is now on ex­hibition
at our store. The. daintiness
! and freshness of the colorings and de-sign
effect a beautiful picture. Many
j of the styles controlled .exclusively by
us.
j 1000 pure silk teck scarfs for men
' made in the best possible way, lined
bands, and felled ends, called by many
i a fifty cent scarf, your choice 25c
500 pure silk scarfs for ladies in pare
i white maize, nile red and pink at 25c,
» 50c, 756, 98c, $1.25. Extra good valueb.
Ladies' Gloves.
500 pairs of ladies' French kyl gloves
in suedes and glace; 4 buttons; 3 clasp,
4 hooks. Colors: brown, tans, modes,
pearls, greys and black. Per pair, $1.
Easter ribbons, Easter laces, Easter ,
jewelry, Easter* belts. ; ^Easter per.'
fumery, Easter stationery. • v
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